[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 137 (Monday, September 17, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1208-D1211]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

            Week of September 17 through September 22, 2007

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday at 11 a.m., Senate will begin consideration of H.R. 1124, 
District of Columbia College Access Act, consider certain amendments, 
and after a period of debate, vote on passage of the bill. At 
approximately 2:15 p.m., Senate will vote on the motion to invoke 
cloture on the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 1257, District 
of Columbia House Voting Rights Act.
  On Wednesday, Senate will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on 
Levin (for Specter/Leahy) Amendment No. 2022 to H.R. 1585, National 
Defense Authorization Act.
  During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any cleared 
legislative and executive business.


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: September 19, 
business meeting to markup S. 1518, to amend the McKinney-Vento 
Homeless Assistance Act to reauthorize the Act, and H.R. 835, to 
reauthorize the programs of the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development for housing assistance for Native Hawaiians, and an 
original bill entitled, ``FHA Modernization Act of 2007,'' 10 a.m., 
SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: September 18, 
to hold an oversight hearing on the National Football League 
retirement system, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: September 20, 
Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests, to hold hearings to 
examine S. 1143, to designate the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse and the 
surrounding Federal land in the State of Florida as an Outstanding 
Natural Area and as a unit of the National Landscape System, S. 
2034, to amend the Oregon Wilderness Act of 1984 to designate the 
Copper Salmon Wilderness and to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act 
to designate segments of the North and South Forks of the Elk River 
in the State of Oregon as wild or scenic rivers, S. 1377, to direct 
the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the City of Henderson, 
Nevada, certain Federal land located in the City, S. 1608 and H.R. 
815, bills to provide for the conveyance of certain land in Clark 
County, Nevada, for use by the Nevada National Guard, S. 1740, to 
amend the Act of February 22, 1889, and the Act of July 2, 1862, to 
provide for the management of public land trust funds in the State 
of North Dakota, S. 1802, to adjust the boundaries of the Frank 
Church River of No Return Wilderness in the State of Idaho, S. 1939, 
to provide for the conveyance of certain land in the Santa Fe 
National Forest, New Mexico, S. 1940, to reauthorize the Rio Puerco 
Watershed Management Program, and S. 1433, to amend the Alaska 
National Interest Lands Conservation Act to provide competitive 
status to certain Federal employees in the State of Alaska, 2:30 
p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: September 19, 
Subcommittee on Transportation Safety, Infrastructure Security, and 
Water Quality, to hold hearings to examine America's wastewater 
infrastructure needs in the 21st century, 10 a.m., SD-406.

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  September 20, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 589, 
to provide for the transfer of certain Federal property to the 
United States Paralympics, Incorporated, a subsidiary of the United 
States Olympic Committee, and General Service Administration 
resolutions, 9:55 a.m., SD-406.
  September 20, Full Committee, to hold an oversight hearing to 
examine the condition of our nation's bridges, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: September 18, to hold hearings to examine 
breaking the methamphetamine supply chain, focusing on meeting 
challenges at the border, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  September 20, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine a review 
of bank treatment of social security benefits, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: September 18, to hold hearings to 
examine the nomination of Christopher Egan, of Massachusetts, to be 
Representative of the United States of America to the Organization 
for Economic Cooperation and Development, with the rank of 
Ambassador, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  September 19, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Robin Renee Sanders, of New York, to be Ambassador to 
the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Barry Leon Wells, of Ohio, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of The Gambia, Mark M. Boulware, of 
Texas, to be Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, James 
D. McGee, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Zimbabwe, 
and Ronald K. McMullen, of Iowa, to be Ambassador to the State of 
Eritrea, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  September 19, Subcommittee on International Operations and 
Organizations, Democracy and Human Rights, to hold hearings to 
examine the Everglades, focusing on protecting natural treasures 
through international organizations, 3 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: September 
20, Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government 
Information, Federal Services, and International Security, to hold 
hearings to examine the Office of Management and Budget's oversight 
on ongoing information systems projects, focusing on the efficacy of 
the management practices use by agencies to ensure the success of 
the projects, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: September 19, to hold hearings to 
examine the process of federal recognition of Indian tribes, 9:30 
a.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: September 18, to hold hearings to 
examine corporate fraud prosecutions and the attorney-client 
privilege under the McNulty Memorandum, 10:30 a.m., SD-226.
  September 19, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
``material support to terrorist organizations'' bar to admission to 
asylum and resettlement in the United States, focusing on the denial 
of refuge to the persecuted, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Rules and Administration: September 19, to hold a 
hearing to examine S. 1905, to provide for a rotating schedule for 
regional selection of delegates to a national Presidential 
nominating convention, 9:30 a.m., SR-301.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: September 20, to 
hold hearings to examine expanding opportunities for women 
entrepreneurs, focusing on the future of women's small business 
programs, 10 a.m., SR-428A.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: September 19, to hold hearings to 
examine the current state of affairs for information technology with 
the Department of Veterans Affairs, 9:30 a.m., SD-562.
  September 20, Full Committee, to hold joint hearings with the 
House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine the legislative 
presentation by the American Legion, 9:30 a.m., 345, Cannon 
Building.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: September 18, closed business 
meeting to consider pending intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  September 20, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine 
certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  Special Committee on Aging: September 19, to hold hearings to 
examine preparing for the digital television transition, focusing on 
how senior citizens will be affected, 10:30 a.m., SD-106.


                            House Committees

  Committeee on Armed Services, September 18, Subcommittee on 
Oversight and Investigations, hearing on the benefits and medical 
care for Federal and U.S. contractor employees deployed to Iraq and 
Afghanistan, 10 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  September 20, full Committee, hearing on Accountability During 
Contingency Operations: Preventing and Fighting Corruption in 
Contracting and Establishing and Maintaining Appropriate Controls on 
Materiel, 11:30 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, September 20, hearing on Using Taxpayers' 
Dollars Most Efficiently: Perspectives on Performance Budgeting, 10 
a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Education and Labor, September 18, Subcommittee on 
Health Families and Communities, hearing on the Juvenile Justice and 
Delinquency Prevention Act, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  September 18, Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, hearing on 
the Family and Medical Leave Act: Extending Coverage to Military 
Families Left at Home, 2 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  September 19, full Committee, hearing on H.R. 1644, Re-Empowerment 
of Skilled and Professional Employees and Construction Tradesworkers 
(RESPECT) Act, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, September 18, Subcommittee on 
Health, hearing entitled ``Answering the Call: Medical Monitoring 
and Treatment of 9/11 Health Effects,'' 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  September 18, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, 
hearing entitled ``Nuclear Terrorism Prevention: Status Report on 
the Federal Government's Assessment of New Radiation Detection 
Monitors,'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.

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  September 19, and 20, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and 
Consumer Protection, hearings entitled ``Protecting Children from 
Lead-Tainted Imports,'' 10 a.m., on September 19 and 9:30 a.m., on 
September 20, 2123 Rayburn.
  September 19, Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, 
hearing entitled ``Issues in Emergency Communications: A Legislative 
hearing on H.R. 3403, 911 Modernization and Public Safety Act of 
2007, and an Oversight hearing of the Department of Homeland 
Security's Office of Emergency Communications,'' 10 a.m., 2322 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, September 18, to consider the 
following: H.R. 2868, to eliminate the exemption from State 
regulation for certain securities designated by national securities; 
H.R. 2930, Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Act of 
2007; H.R. 2787, CJ's Home Protection Act of 2007; a measure to 
require rapid implementation of guidelines and regulations regarding 
the accuracy of consumer information furnished to consumer reporting 
agencies that were required to be established by the Fair and 
Accurate Credit Translations Act of 2003 and have not been 
implemented, to provide that the Federal Trade Commission shall take 
the lead in implementation of the guidelines and regulations; a 
measure to include all banking agencies within the existing 
regulatory authority under the Federal Trade Commission Act with 
respect to depository institutions; and to consider pending 
Committee business, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  September 20, hearing entitled Legislative and Regulatory Options 
for Minimizing and Mitigating Mortgage foreclosures,'' 10 a.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, September 18, Subcommittee on the 
Middle East and South Asia, hearing on U.S. Relations with Saudi 
Arabia: Oil, Anxiety, and Ambivalence, 1:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  September 19, full Committee, hearing on Assessment of the 
Administration's September Report on the Status of U.S. Political 
and Military Efforts in Iraq, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  September 19, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, hearing on 
U.S.-Brazil Relations, 2:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  September 20, Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and the Global 
Environment, hearing on U.S. Assistance in East Asia and the 
Pacific: An Overview, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, September 18, hearing entitled 
``The Grades Are In--Is the Department of Homeland Security 
Measuring Up?'' 2:30 p.m., 311 Cannon.
  September 20, hearing entitled ``Protecting the Protectors: 
Ensuring the Health and Safety of Our First Responders in the Wake 
of Catastrophic Disasters,'' 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, September 18, hearing on Warrantless 
Surveillance and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: The Role 
of Checks and Balances in Protecting Americans' Privacy Rights (Part 
II), 11 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  September 19, Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, 
hearing on the Regulatory Improvement Act of 2007, 2 p.m., 2141 
Rayburn.
  September 20, Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, 
Border Security, and International Law, hearing on the United States 
Citizenship and Immigration Services Fee Increase Rule, 2141 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, September 18, Subcommittee on 
National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, oversight hearing entitled 
``Management of the Statue of Liberty National Monument,'' 10 a.m., 
1324 Longworth.
  September 18, Subcommittee on Water and Power, hearing on the 
following bills: H.R. 2733, Trinity River Restoration Fund Act of 
2007; and H.R. 2085, McGee Creek Project Pipeline and Associated 
Facilities Conveyance Act, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  September 19, full Committee, oversight hearing on Diversifying 
Native Economies, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  September 20, Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, to mark up H.R. 53, 
Virgin Islands National Park School Lease Act, 3 p.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, September 18, 
Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service and the District 
of Columbia, to mark up the following: H.R. 2780, To amend section 
8339(p) of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the method for 
computing certain annuities under the Civil Service Retirement 
System which are based on part-time service; H.R. 1236, To make 
permanent the authority of the United States Postal Service to issue 
a special postage stamp to support breast cancer research; H.R. 
2414, Metropolitan Police Department and Fire Service Act of 2007; a 
measure to amend the Federal Merit System Reauthorization Act of 
2007; and H.R. 1110, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance 
premiums on a pretax basis and to allow a deduction for TRICARE 
supplemental premiums, 10 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  September 20, full Committee, hearing on Assessing the State of 
Iraqi Corruption; and to mark up the following measures: H. Con. 
Res. 193, Recognizing all hunters across the United States for their 
continued commitment to safety; H. Res. 303, Expressing the sense of 
the House of Representatives that a day ought to be established to 
bring awareness to the issue of missing persons; H. Res. 584, 
Supporting the goals and ideals of ``National Life Insurance 
Awareness Month;'' H. Res. 605, Supporting the goals and ideals of 
Gold Star Mothers Day; H. Res. 641, Acknowledging the importance of 
understanding the history of the United States of America and 
recognizing the need to foster civic responsibility in all citizens; 
H.R. 2089, To designate the facility of the Unites States Postal 
Service located at 701 Loyola Avenue in New Orleans, Louisiana, as 
the ``Louisiana Armed Services Veterans Post Office;'' H.R. 2276, To 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 203 North Main Street in Vassar, Michigan, as the ``Corporal 
Christopher E. Esckelson Post Office Building;'' H.R. 3233, To 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at Highway 49 South in Piney Woods,

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Mississippi, as the ``Laurence C. and Grace M. Jones Post Office 
Building;'' H.R. 3297, To designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 950 West Trenton Avenue in 
Morrisville, Pennsylvania, as the ``Nate DeTample Post Office 
Building;'' H.R. 3307, To designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 570 Broadway, Bayonne, New Jersey, 
as the ``Dennis P. Collins Post Office Building;'' H.R. 3308, To 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 216 Main Street in Atwood, Indiana, as the ``Lance Corporal David 
K. Fribley Post Office;'' H.R. 3325, To designate the facility of 
the United States Postal Service located at 235 Mountain Road in 
Suffield, Connecticut, as the ``Corporal Stephen B. Bixler Post 
Office;'' H.R. 3382, To designate the facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 299 North William Street in Goldsboro, 
North Carolina, as the ``Philip A. Baddour, Sr. Post Office;'' H.R. 
3518, To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 1430 South Highway 29 in Cantonment, Florida, as the 
``Charles H. Hendix Post Office Building;'' H.R. 1236, To make 
permanent the authority of the United States Postal Service to issue 
a special postage stamp to support breast cancer research; and H.R. 
1110, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow Federal 
civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a 
pretax basis and to allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental 
premiums, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, September 19, to consider H.R. 2881, FAA 
Reauthorization Act of 2007, 3 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science and Technology, September 19, hearing on 
Bridge Safety: Next Steps to Protect the Nation's Critical 
Infrastructure, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, September 19, hearing to examine the 
Small Business Administration's contracting programs, 10 a.m., 2360 
Rayburn.
  September 20, to mark up an Investment measure, 10 a.m., 2360 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, September 19, 
Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, hearing on 
Cruise Ship Security Practices and Procedures, 11 a.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, September 18, hearing on the state 
of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 11 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  September 19, full Committee, hearing on the findings of the 
President's Commission on Care for America's Returning Wounded 
Warriors, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  September 20, Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, oversight 
hearing on Licensure and Certification of Transitioning Veterans, 2 
p.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, September 18, to mark up the 
following: H.R. 3375, To extend the trade adjustment assistance 
program under the Trade Act of 1974 for 3 months; the Federal 
Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2007; and the Airport and 
Airway Trust Fund Financing Act of 2007, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  September 19, Subcommittee on Health, to mark up H.R. 1424, Paul 
Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007, 10 a.m., 
1100 Longworth.
  September 19, Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support, 
hearing on Unemployment Insurance to Reduce Barriers for Jobless 
Workers, 1 p.m., B-318 Rayburn.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, September 18, hearing 
on FISA, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  September 18, executive, briefing on current efforts against 
Biological threats, 2 p.m., H-405 Capitol.
  September 19, executive, briefing on Hot-Spots, 8:45 a.m., H-405 
Capitol.
  September 20, hearing on FISA with the DNI, 9 a.m., 1300 
Longworth.
  Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, 
September 20, hearing entitled ``Renewable Electricity Standands: 
Lighting the Way,'' 9 a.m., room to be announced.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Economic Committee: September 19, to hold hearings to 
examine the evolution of an economic crisis, focusing on the 
subprime lending disaster and the threat to the broader economy, 
9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  Joint Hearing: September 20, Senate Committee on Veterans' 
Affairs, to hold joint hearings with the House Committee on 
Veterans' Affairs to examine the legislative presentation by the 
American Legion, 9:30 a.m., 345, Cannon Building.